| Ayotunde | Femi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Joy has returned | Love me |
| Origin | yoruba | Yoruba |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | ah-yoh-TOON-deh | FEH-mee |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1985 |
| Peak year | 2016 (9) | 1995 (7) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ayotunde | Femi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
| 2010s | 37 | 5 |
| 2000s | 6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0 | 5 |
A Yoruba sentence-name, ayo ('joy') + tun ('again') + de ('has come'), meaning 'joy has returned / come again.' The -tunde element is usually masculine.
Femi means “love me,” a short form of Oluwafemi, “God loves me.”
Ayotunde and Femi are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Ayotunde means Joy has returned (yoruba origin), while Femi means Love me (Yoruba origin).
In US records, Ayotunde first appears in 0 and Femi in 1985, so Ayotunde has the longer recorded history.